Question

In a certain video game, there is a mini-game where the main character can choose from a selection of twenty

presents. The presents are wrapped, so the character does not know what is in them. If 7 presents contain money, 3
presents contain gems, 6 presents contain ore, and 4 presents contain fish, what is the probability that the main
character does not choose a present that contains a gem?
Your answer should be an exact decimal value.
The probability of randomly selecting a present that does not contain a gem is

Answer 1

There are a total of 20 presents, and 3 of them contain gems. Therefore, there are 20 - 3 = 17 presents that do not contain gems.

The probability of randomly selecting a present that does not contain a gem is 17/20 = 0.85 or 85%.

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